Housing

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Owner occupied and landlord and tenant occupied expenditures for Canada, the provinces and territories, annual.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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New condominium apartment price index (NCAPI) by census metropolitan area. Quarterly data are available from the first quarter of 2017. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is 2017=100.

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New condominium apartment price index (NCAPI) by census metropolitan area. Quarterly data are available from the second quarter of 2017. The table presents quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year percentage changes. The base period of the index is 2017=100.

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New housing price index (NHPI). Monthly data are available from January 1981. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (201612=100).

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New housing price index (NHPI). Monthly data are available from February 1981. The table presents month-over-month and year-over-year percentage changes for various aggregation levels. The base period for the index is (201612=100).

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This web application provides access to new housing prices data for Canada and 27 census metropolitan areas (CMA). The maps, charts and tables draw from information collected from respondents who provide information on Canada's new housing prices. The interactive dashboard allows users to visualize statistics on new housing prices' monthly and annual movements and on rankings by CMAs of the largest monthly price movements.

Description: This technical guide describes the estimation of the Residential Renovation Price Index (RRPI). It explains the component cost methodology, the aggregation structure, and the data sources used to derive price relatives that are appropriately aggregated to estimate the index. The RRPI measures the quarterly change over time in the prices that contractors charge to complete a range of residential renovation projects.

Description: Amid growing concerns in Canada over housing affordability, questions have arisen about non-permanent residents’ experience in the Canadian rental market. This study uses data from the 2021 Census of Population to examine whether international students and temporary foreign workers face higher rental costs than the Canadian-born population (non-immigrants) and longer-term immigrants (those who were admitted more than five years preceding the census year). It also explores the factors contributing to disparities in rental expenses among these groups.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (38 items: All census agglomerations 50;000 and over; Barrie; Ontario; Belleville; Ontario; Abbotsford-Mission; British Columbia ...), Completed dwelling units (2 items: Absorptions; Unabsorbed inventory ...), Type of dwelling unit (3 items: Total units; Single detached units; Semi-detached units ...).

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This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (67 items: Barrie; Ontario; Abbotsford-Mission; British Columbia; Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations of 50,000 and over; Census metropolitan areas ...), Type of unit (7 items: Total units; Single-detached and semi-detached units; Semi-detached units; Single-detached units ...).

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Data on the number of residential property owners by investor status, ownership type, number of properties owned and total income of individual owners who filed their T1 tax return form.

Description: Data on the number of residential properties, their assessment value and their total living area by investment status, ownership type, property type and period of construction.

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Households on a waiting list for social and affordable housing, including length of time on the waitlist, Canada, provinces and territories.

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Reasons for moving and location of previous dwelling for households that moved in the past five years, and intentions to move in less than five years for all households, Canada, provinces and territories.

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Households living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators, Canada. Vulnerable population refers to households belonging, or perceived as belonging, to groups that are in a disadvantaged position or marginalized.

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Persons living with housing problems, by select housing-vulnerable populations and affordability, suitability, adequacy and core housing need indicators, Canada. Vulnerable population refers to persons belonging, or perceived as belonging, to groups that are in a disadvantaged position or marginalized.

Description: Housing suitability (suitable or not suitable) and dwelling condition (regular maintenance, minor repairs, major repairs), by tenure including social and affordable housing, Canada, provinces, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).

Description: Level of dwelling and neighbourhood satisfaction reported by the reference person (the person responsible for housing decisions), by tenure including social and affordable housing and structural type of dwelling, Canada, provinces, population centres, select census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).

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The Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) measures the price change for new and resale houses and condominium apartments and brings these sectors together into one single aggregated price indicator. This infographic includes key statistics and illustrates market trends in the residential real estate market.

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This document gives the details of the methodology used to calculate the New Housing Price Index, the New Condominium Apartment Price Index, and the Resale Residential Property Price Index, and how these indices are compiled to form the Residential Property Price Index.

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This article provides information on multiple-property owners in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia whose usual residence is in one of these provinces. This analysis investigates the characteristics of these people and their properties. It is based on data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program for reference year 2018.

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New data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) provide more information about residential multiple-property owners in the province of British Columbia, Ontario, and in Nova Scotia whose usual residence is in one of these provinces for the reference year 2018. These data complement the previous June 2019 release of by including findings specific to residential owners with multiple properties. The new data provides information on the location of these of owners, their demographic characteristics, as well as the property types they own.

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Several trends were observed in the New Housing Price Indexes and average prices over the last five years. Using data from the New Housing Price Survey, this infographic shows which of the selected census metropolitan areas (CMA) surveyed are leading the way in annual price movements over the last 5 years, and provides the average price in 2013 compared to the average price of 2018 for selected CMAs.

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A dream of many Canadians is to someday own their own home. Canadians work hard to achieve this goal and most take on debt for that reason. Using data from the Survey on Financial Security, this infographic describes trends in homeownership and mortgage debt from 1999 to 2016.

Description: From 1980 to 2017, Canada welcomed 1,088,000 refugees, an average of about 30,000 per year. For many refugees, homeownership is an important milestone in their path to social and economic integration. This article in the Economic Insights series highlights new data on homeownership among residents who came to Canada as resettled refugees. It reports on how the stock of refugee-owned housing in Vancouver and Toronto compares to that of Canadian-born residents, highlighting differences in property values across various segments of the housing market. Information on the location, age and size of properties and on the age and income of property owners is used to assess relative differences in property values between the two groups. Estimates are based on data developed by the Canadian Housing Statistics Program, released in December 2018.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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New data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) provide more information about residential property owners in Ontario and British Columbia, and new information about owners in Nova Scotia, for 2018. Although preliminary CHSP data for owners in Ontario and British Columbia were published in June 2018, these new data complement the previous release by including owners in Nova Scotia, as well as non-individual owners (businesses, governments, etc.) and non-resident owners (owners who do not live primarily in Canada). The new data also provide a demographic profile of individual resident owners and information about owner-occupied properties. This infographic presents the new data highlighting certain characteristics of property owners, including the owner occupancy rates of selected residential properties.

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The study aims to discuss homelessness in Canada. Using data from the 2016 Census of Population, we shed light on a segment of homelessness by characterising individuals who were staying in a shelter on Census Day in 2016. The study profiles these individuals by geography, age, sex, and marital status. The study also looks more closely at income levels and income sources in order to highlight the differences between residents who live in particular types of shelters as well as the population living in private dwellings.

Description: Data collected by the Census of Population are used to create different household indicators to help governments and organizations assess housing needs in Canada. This video focuses on six key household indicators that help governments and organizations manage the state of housing in Canada, namely, shelter costs, shelter-cost-to-income ratio, housing adequacy, housing suitability, housing affordability and core housing need.

Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret housing characteristics data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

Description: The objective of this video is to offer insights into housing variables and key household indicators like housing adequacy, suitability and affordability. It explains where housing questions are found on the Census of Population questionnaire, the importance of housing data and how housing data are used by governments, businesses and social service agencies.

Description: This video introduces household and dwelling characteristics and their use in dissemination and analysis. It also presents the housing variables that are commonly used in analyses such as household maintainer, tenure, total income of household, household size and household type. In addition, the video shows the dwelling characteristics that describe the physical attributes of the living quarters occupied by the household, such as number of rooms, number of bedrooms, period of construction, dwelling condition, condominium status and value (owner estimated).

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This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret type of dwelling data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

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The Geographic Attribute File contains information at the dissemination block level, based Census standard geographic areas. The data available include population counts, dwelling counts, and land area. In addition, the Geographic Attribute File contains higher level standard geographic codes, names and, where applicable, types and classes. Data for higher level standard geographic areas can be derived by aggregating dissemination block level data. The dissemination area representative point coordinates are also included in the Geographic Attribute File.

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This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of income and expenditures, and housing, which includes the following topics: income and expenditures, and housing. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.

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This note provides the definition of a first-time homebuyer concept used in the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey (CHS). It also includes the methodology used to identify first-time homebuyers and provides sensitivity analysis under alternative methodologies.

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This product presents 2016 Census highlights on core housing need. Tables and a figure feature distributions, rates and multiple dimensions of core housing need from current and previous censuses for various levels of geography. A short explanation of the indicator and references to other resources as well as downloadable materials are also provided.

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This guide focuses on the following topic: housing.This reference guide provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2016 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the Census.